Those born on this date include:

- Roman philosopher Cicero in 106 B.C.
- feminist and abolitionist Lucretia Mott in 1793
- St. Damien of Molokai, a missionary to lepers in Hawaii, in 1840
- British Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1883
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, in 1892
- actors ZaSu Pitts in 1894, Ray Milland in 1907 and Betty Furness in 1916
- entertainer Victor Borge in 1909
- Maxene Andrews, of the Andrews Sisters singing trio, in 1916
- football Hall of Fame Coach Hank Stram in 1923
- Beatles record producer George Martin in 1926 (age 90)
- Italian film director Sergio Leone and Brazilian composer Ernst Mahle (age 87), both in 1929
- actors Robert Loggia in 1930 (age 86) and Dabney Coleman in 1932 (age 84)
- hockey Hall of Fame member Bobby Hull in 1939 (age 77)
- musician Van Dyke Parks in 1943 (age 73)
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills and Nash in 1945 (age 71) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) in 1946 (age 70)
- actor Victoria Principal in 1950 (age 66) and actor/director Mel Gibson in 1956 (age 60)
- German racing champion Michael Schumacher in 1969 (age 47)
- actor Danica McKellar in 1975 (age 41)
- and pro football quarterback Eli Manning in 1981 (age 35).

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